This paper focuses on the investigation of thermal comfort conditions in three very different ope... more This paper focuses on the investigation of thermal comfort conditions in three very different operational contexts using meta-analysis of different studies within a similar climatic context in the UK. This includes extensive surveys indoors from offices, outdoors from urban areas, as well as indoors from airport terminals. Recent research in airport terminal buildings has highlighted that there are very different user groups, with diverse requirements for thermal comfort in such facilities. The paper investigates the hypothesis that staff working in the different areas have needs more similar to those of staff working in offices, while passengers use the building as a transition area with very different requirements and hence closer to the outdoor environment. Analysing and comparing the thermal comfort conditions from the different contexts, it explores the role of adaptation for thermal comfort attainment and satisfaction with the environment and the similarities of very different...
This paper reports on the investigation of the indoor thermal environment in three airport termin... more This paper reports on the investigation of the indoor thermal environment in three airport terminal buildings in the UK, through extensive seasonal field surveys. The study involved environmental monitoring with questionnaire-guided interviews with 3,087 terminal users. The paper focuses on the thermal perception, preference and comfort conditions of passengers and terminal employees. The results revealed significant differences between the thermal requirements of these groups, both preferring a thermal environment different to the one experienced. Passengers consistently demonstrated a wider range of comfort temperatures, while staff had limited adaptive capacity, leading to a narrower comfort zone. Furthermore, passengers’ neutral and preferred temperatures were lower than staff’s and significantly lower than the mean indoor temperature, which has significant implications for the design and refurbishment strategies for airport terminals.
This paper focuses on the investigation of thermal comfort conditions in three very different ope... more This paper focuses on the investigation of thermal comfort conditions in three very different operational contexts using meta-analysis of different studies within a similar climatic context in the UK. This includes extensive surveys indoors from offices, outdoors from urban areas, as well as indoors from airport terminals. Recent research in airport terminal buildings has highlighted that there are very different user groups, with diverse requirements for thermal comfort in such facilities. The paper investigates the hypothesis that staff working in the different areas have needs more similar to those of staff working in offices, while passengers use the building as a transition area with very different requirements and hence closer to the outdoor environment. Analysing and comparing the thermal comfort conditions from the different contexts, it explores the role of adaptation for thermal comfort attainment and satisfaction with the environment and the similarities of very different...
This paper reports on the investigation of the indoor thermal environment in three airport termin... more This paper reports on the investigation of the indoor thermal environment in three airport terminal buildings in the UK, through extensive seasonal field surveys. The study involved environmental monitoring with questionnaire-guided interviews with 3,087 terminal users. The paper focuses on the thermal perception, preference and comfort conditions of passengers and terminal employees. The results revealed significant differences between the thermal requirements of these groups, both preferring a thermal environment different to the one experienced. Passengers consistently demonstrated a wider range of comfort temperatures, while staff had limited adaptive capacity, leading to a narrower comfort zone. Furthermore, passengers’ neutral and preferred temperatures were lower than staff’s and significantly lower than the mean indoor temperature, which has significant implications for the design and refurbishment strategies for airport terminals.
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